What are the precautions for soaking feet? No matter what season it is, some friends like to soak their feet, because soaking feet can promote blood circulation and keep warm, which is of great benefit to the body, but soaking feet also has many taboos, so we should pay attention to it. Below I will take you to know what are the precautions for soaking your feet.
Precautions for soaking feet 1 First, do not soak feet on an empty stomach.
Because the body consumes a lot of calories in the process of soaking feet, and when glycogen reserves are low, it is easy to have hypoglycemia shock due to hypoglycemia.
Second, avoid soaking feet immediately after meals.
If you soak your feet immediately after a meal, the blood vessels in the skin will expand and the blood in the digestive organs will decrease, which will hinder the digestion and absorption of food.
Third, children should not soak their feet.
The child is in the period of growth and development, and various functions are still not perfect and stable. Soaking children's feet with hot water for a long time will have some influence on the function of neurovascular, which is not conducive to the healthy development of feet. If you often soak your feet with hot water, it will cause flat feet, so children should not soak their feet. Usually rinse with ordinary warm water for a short time.
Fourth, avoid soaking feet and blowing.
The temperature of soaking feet usually causes sweating all over. At this time, it is very important to avoid the wind, otherwise it will not only catch a cold, but also cause pain in the waist and legs, which will develop into a chronic disease that will not heal all the year round.
5. Avoid excessive water temperature.
Generally speaking, it is better to use water at 38-40 degrees Celsius. If the water temperature is too high, it will make the human body's heat difficult to dissipate, and it is easy to collapse or even burn. Therefore, the water temperature should not be too high, usually it will gradually increase from 38 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius. Of course, the choice of temperature depends on different individuals and the length of soaking feet.
Sixth, avoid rubbing the skin.
Some people like to rub their skin hard when soaking their feet, causing epidermal cell damage and even bleeding, which will reduce the resistance of the skin, the natural defense line of the human body, and bacteria or viruses at the damaged skin microcells will take advantage of it.
Seven, according to the results of syndrome differentiation, choose the folk prescription.
It is likely to cause adverse reactions and affect health.
Eight, it is not advisable to soak your feet during travel.
Nine, do not cooperate with other therapies.
Precautions for soaking feet 2 First, what should I pay attention to when soaking feet?
1, feet should not be soaked immediately after meals.
Many people will feel that it is a very good choice to soak their feet comfortably after a meal. However, it should be noted that because the digestion of the stomach requires blood supply after meals, soaking feet will drain blood to other parts of the body. In order to avoid indigestion, it is recommended to soak your feet for one hour after meals.
Don't read or watch TV when soaking your feet.
It's pleasant to watch TV, read books and read newspapers while soaking your feet, but it's actually not a good habit. When reading a book or watching TV, you need to concentrate, your brain needs to concentrate on blood supply, and your feet have poor temperature perception. It is recommended to listen to some light music to relax when soaking feet.
Don't go to bed immediately after soaking your feet.
Soaking feet before going to bed is also a choice for many people. After soaking our feet, we all feel warm, so we can keep warm by sleeping under the covers. In fact, after we soak our feet, the temperature does not completely reach the whole body. At this time, it is suggested to do some simple massage on our feet and calves to spread the heat to the whole body, so that sleeping can keep us warm in winter.
Step 4 pay attention to the temperature
In winter, most people like to soak their feet with very hot water. However, if the temperature is too high, the blood vessels will be excessively dilated and the reflux will be excessive, which will easily lead to dizziness and head swelling. Therefore, the temperature of soaking feet is generally recommended to be around 40℃.
Step 5 watch the time
Sometimes we soak our feet and unconsciously soak for half an hour or more while listening to music. However, soaking feet for a long time will not only lead to dizziness and head swelling due to excessive blood reflux, but also be bad for the skin, which will easily cause problems such as local skin dryness, and it will take 20 to 25 minutes to soak.
Second, the best time to soak your feet
1, the best foot bath time: 9 pm
The reason for choosing this time period is that the kidney meridian is weak in qi and blood. At this time, after soaking feet to increase body heat, blood vessels in the body will expand, which is conducive to promoting blood circulation and promoting blood circulation in the body. At the same time, the nerves that have been strained for a day and the kidneys and intestines that have been tired for a day during the day, at this time, soaking feet can be completely relaxed and fully adjusted to achieve the best kidney nourishing effect, and people will feel comfortable. Avoid soaking feet when you are full, sneezing or eating, and it is not appropriate to soak feet within half an hour after meals, which will affect the blood supply to the stomach.
2, the best time to soak your feet: about 30 minutes.
Many people like to soak their feet from very hot until the water is completely cold, and some even keep heating the water for an hour or two. This is the wrong thing to do. It is advisable to soak your feet for 30-45 minutes, once a day or once every other day, but remind the elderly to soak their feet for a short time, because the elderly soak their feet for too long, which is easy to cause symptoms such as sweating and lying down. Therefore, it is better for the elderly to soak their feet for 20 minutes before going to bed every day.
3. The best water temperature for soaking feet: 42℃
The water temperature for soaking feet should not be too hot or too cold, and it is generally appropriate to keep it at 38℃-43℃. If conditions permit, you can first put your feet in water at about 38 degrees Celsius, and then let the bath water gradually heat up to about 42 degrees Celsius to keep the water temperature. When soaking your feet, water usually overflows your ankles, so you should rub it often. However, diabetic patients should pay attention to that because the skin is not sensitive to external stimuli, water with too high temperature can easily lead to burns.
Third, what are the benefits of soaking feet?
1, promoting blood circulation
According to the theory of keeping in good health, the foot is farthest from the human heart and bears the heaviest burden. It has been said since ancient times that the second heart of the human body is also the most likely to cause poor blood circulation. It is recorded in medical classics that "a man with feet is still like a tree with roots, and the roots of the tree are exhausted first, and the old feet of the man are old first." For people with cold hands and feet, soaking feet is the best way to promote blood circulation.
2. Stimulate the acupoints, reflex zones and meridians of the foot.
Pressing the footsteps can also reflect whether there is something wrong with the corresponding liver. When doing pedicure, the masseur will feel pain and soreness when pressing our feet, but he will feel relaxed after pressing. There are six main meridians on the soles of the feet. Soaking feet can stimulate these six meridians and promote blood circulation.
3. Adjuvant treatment of diseases
As early as thousands of years ago, Chinese medicine attached great importance to the exercise and maintenance of the foot, and used foot massage (pedicure) to prevent and treat diseases. There is a folk saying that "the rich take tonic and the poor soak their feet", which shows the great role of soaking their feet. Modern people yearn for air-conditioned rooms and like to eat cold food, so some people will feel cold and wet in their bodies. Soaking their feet can accelerate the discharge of cold in their bodies.
4. Improve sleep and eliminate insomnia.
Insisting on soaking feet also has a good effect on improving sleep. Soaking feet in water at 43 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes can reduce lactic acid in the blood. Moreover, the foot is rich in nerve endings and capillaries. Soaking the foot with hot water has a mild and good stimulating effect on nerves and capillaries. This warm stimulation is reflected in the cerebral cortex, which plays an inhibitory role, thus improving sleep and eliminating insomnia. Soaking feet can increase the blood velocity and flow of feet, thus improving heart function, reducing heart load, promoting metabolism, and regulating meridians and qi and blood.
Four, the six taboos of soaking feet
1, too full to soak your feet.
When soaking feet, don't be too full, too hungry or eat, because foot massage will speed up the blood circulation of the whole body, which is prone to dizziness and discomfort. It is not advisable to soak your feet within half an hour after a meal, which will affect the blood supply to your stomach.
2, patients with severe heart disease, hypotension beware of syncope.
It is okay for healthy people to soak their feet or soak in hot springs, but special people, such as people with heart disease, cardiac insufficiency, low blood pressure and frequent dizziness, should not soak their feet or soak in hot springs for a long time. Because soaking feet in hot water or soaking in hot springs will dilate blood vessels, and the whole body blood will flow from important organs to the body surface, which will inevitably lead to ischemia and hypoxia in important organs such as the heart and brain. For people with heart disease and low blood pressure, it will increase the risk of illness.
3, diabetic patients must pay attention to the water temperature.
The peripheral nerves of diabetic patients can't sense the outside temperature normally, even if the water temperature is high, and they are easy to burn, which will lead to very serious consequences, so pay attention to the water temperature of soaking feet.
4, beriberi patients should be careful of infection.
People with beriberi should not soak their feet with hot water when their condition is serious enough to blister, because it is easy to cause wound infection. Foot inflammation, dermatosis, trauma or skin burn are not easy to soak.
5. Old people should not soak their feet for too long.
Old people who soak their feet for too long will have symptoms such as sweating and palpitation. Therefore, it is better for the elderly to soak their feet for 20 minutes before going to bed every day.
6. There is no need for babies to soak their feet.
Because children are pure yang, they are prone to fever and fall in love with fire. If you soak your feet in hot water and sweat again, you will get hot. Just wash your feet with warm water every day. After washing, you can gently pinch your feet and relax your muscles.